This editorial views the
significance of proximity in the lslamic countries, considering the recent
conditions of contemporary world that calls for the unity of Muslims as an
undeniable necessity.

word of proximity

Mr. Vaez-zadeh
Khorassani, the secretary general of the World Proximity Assembly, takes a look
at the matter of unity from Qur'anic point of view under the title "lslamic
Unity of the Ummah".

message of pilgimmage

This is the message of
Imam Khamne'i wherein the present situation of the world of Muslims, as well as
the responsibilities of lslamic Ummah, has been taken into consideration.

qur'anic studies

Here Mr. S.M.B. Hakim
propounds the third part of his discussion about "Human Society from Qur'an's
Outlook". This part considers the matter of vicegerancy of man on the Earth in
details.

consideratons in proximity

There are three articles
under this title: First, an article by Mr.M.A. Taskhiri, in which the
manifestations of realism including flexibility, equilbrium and ethics, in Islam
are discussed. The second article, under the heading of "Permissions on the
Narration of Traditions", written by Dr. M. Mar'ashi, is the story of these
permissions given by the author's father, the late grand Ayatullah Mar'ashi,
showing the role they played in mutual understandings of Muslim scholars. The
third one is about the dangers of cultural agressions and the necessity of
protecting the cultural identities of nations under the title of "Globalization
and Criticism of Cultures".

educational studies

"DIVINITY" is the title
of a study in education that is proposed by Sheikh M.M. Assefi. The theme of
"sincere servitude to Allah' is the point of discussion ;here the effects of
this divine service- rendering are considered in human attitudes.

personalities and proximity

This is a study about the
late 'Martyr Motahhari and the Revitalization of Islamic Thought' by Dr.
M.A.Bushehri. it is concerned with the marked departure from the right path of
Islamic thought in the recent century and the role that Martyr Motahhari played
in countering this deviation.

historical studies

In this issue, we have an
article about "Abu Hanifa's Standing on the Uprising of Mohammad Nafse Zakyyah"
by Dr. A.H. Ali Ahmad, whereby this movement, as well as the approval of Abu
Hanifa, is discussed and the outcomes of this confirmation are reviewed.

proximity articles

"lslamic Awakening in the
Contemporary World and the Role of Proximity in it" is the title of an article
by Sayyed A. Nazam, in which the importance of proximity activities is taken
into consideration.

intellectual articles

"Freedom, Natural Right
and Law" is the title of the article in this section of our issue which is
written by Mr. M.J.Sahlani wherein the phenmenon of freedom and the lslamic view
about it are discussed.

free lectern

An article titled "A
Dialogue between Scepticism and Prejudice", by Dr. Hani Yahya Nasri, is
presented here in which some psychological issues, leading to prejudice, are
observed.

readers invited

In this issue of the
magazine, the readers are invited to give thier ideas or opinions about Muslim
to Muslim dialogue, as well as the related principles concerning this
discussion. Two lslamic scholars, namely Mr. Adnan Reza Nahvi and Sadeq Mohammad
Jobran, have contributed in this discourse.